Pointe de Nyon from Joux Plane

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike in good weather to the tip of Nyon (with a view of Mont Blanc on a clear day) where we had lunch. But we descended through the forest to avoid the ski slopes and the heat. Take a small path on the right in the forest. It adds 4 km to the hike, but the coolness and the forest were worth the detour. Be careful when leaving the forest, you have to turn left to go back up to the
chalet at Lake Nyon to resume the return route to the car park.

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Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route was more difficult than expected because the initial description indicated that it was an easy hike, whereas the
Ascent is tough, as is the descent.

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Date of your route : Sep 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Enjoy your hike, the climb is very pleasant and the view from the peak is well worth it.
For the descent, the ski slope is not very pleasant, but you can also follow a small dirt track on the right and then cross back over the slope to rejoin the route.

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Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk that is somewhat unusual in that it starts quite high up and involves several ascents and descents before reaching the chalets and Lake Nyon Guérin.
Then there is a pleasant climb up the hillside, but it quickly becomes very steep, with a path that zigzags constantly; it is very well marked but slippery in places.
Before the summit, the slope flattens out a little. The view is beautiful, but we didn't get to enjoy the orientation table much as it was swarming with flying ants. Clouds are starting to hide the mountains towards Mont Blanc.
To reach the chairlift arrival point, we took a shortcut, which was a mistake because after a few metres it turned to mud and as the slope was very steep, with nothing to hold on to except tufts of grass, it took me more than 5 minutes to descend less than 10 metres!
:-)
The descent via the ski slope (4x4 track) is not interesting, especially as there was work being done to redevelop the ski slope.
Around point 7, we preferred to follow the path rather than go down into the meadow.
The Nyon Guérin site is very beautiful and pleasant, with lots of cows and horses. There is a pool with fresh water.
My GPS indicated a total elevation gain of 760 m and a length of approximately 10 km.

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Date of your route : Jul 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is a path at the top of the chairlift arrival point that allows you to avoid the slope and pass through the woods (there is a picnic table at the end of the descent at Pachorey).

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely family hike. A pleasant climb to the top of Nyon with superb views from the summit. Lakes and waterfalls along the route.

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